Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A Coffee House is being planned for the Church of the Holy Spirit in Fort Frances on March 27, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Come and enjoy local music talent, beverages and snacks for just $5. In addition there will be a Penny Table as well as baked goods […]
Madison Bliss, left, holds the DeGagne Award trophy, which was presented by 4-H volunteer Angela Haw, at the Rainy River District 4-H Club’s annual Awards Night dinner at the Stratton Millenium Hall on Friday night. The DeGagne trophy goes to the 4-H member who has accumulated the greatest number of […]
Former Lavallee resident Edith Marsh (Heward) turned 100 March 5. Nieces Lucille MacDonald, Kay Nickle, Lois Mann, Brenda Boettcher (joined by Bill Galusha, travelled to Phoenix, Arizona to celebrate this milestone with Edith. Edith’s two daughters, Sylvia and Arlene, their husbands, plus great and great-great grandchildren also joined in the […]
With great sadness the family announces the passing of Mary Alice Pocock, 65, of Fort Frances, ON on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital. A complete announcement to follow.
It is with heartfelt sadness that the family of Sean Bradley Robson, announce his sudden passing due to heart failure in Wainwright, Alberta. Sean was born March 11,1969 in Emo, Ontario. He began his 32 year service to Canada on Feb. 4 1988. He served as a member of Princess […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Bill Sinclair announces his passing on Friday, March 6, 2020 at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, ON. Bill was born on Nov.17, 1941 in Couchiching First Nation to Thomas and Helen Sinclair. He lived in Fort Frances all his […]
Ray Cousineau, 86, of Fort Frances, ON passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 at the LaVerendrye Hospital. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Rainy was born in Northern Alberta, Nov. 29, 1979 and came into our lives June 20, 1980. Rainy spent her early childhood in Winnipeg and was happy to relocate to Fort Frances with her family when she was eight years old; Rainy loved being close to her extended family of […]
THUNDER BAY, Ont.–The Kam River Fighting Walleye of the SIJHL announced yesterday that Matt Valley has been named the club’s first-ever head coach, leading into the club’s inaugural season, the 2020-21 campaign. Valley comes to the organization with a multitude of coaching and playing experience, including competing on in the […]
The Associated PressJimmy Golen The games are too long, scaring away younger fans with ever-diminishing attention spans. There is too much standing around between spurts of activity. And the unpredictable duration makes it difficult for TV networks to plan for a predictable broadcast window. Not baseball. Not football. Curling. A […]
It was standing room only as the public packed the Rainy River Arena on both Saturday and Sunday, March 7 and 8. Throngs of proud parents, grandparents, and friends were treated to an amazing show entitled Blades on Broadway, presented by the Rainy River Figure Skating Club. Coached by Paula […]
Jamie Mountain Local forward Brett Hahkala tried to skate his way around Thunder Bay North Stars’ defenceman Maxime Fortin and into their zone during the first period of the Fort Frances Lakers’ 2-0 win in SIJHL action here on Saturday night. The Lakers took three of a possible four points […]
